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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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