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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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