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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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