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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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