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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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