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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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