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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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