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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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