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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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