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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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