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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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