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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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