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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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