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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not 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 lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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