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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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