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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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