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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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