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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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