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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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