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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key 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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