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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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