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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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