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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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