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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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