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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people 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 massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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