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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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