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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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