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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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