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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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