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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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