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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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