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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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