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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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