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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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