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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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