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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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