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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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