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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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