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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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