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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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