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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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