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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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