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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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