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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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