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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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