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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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