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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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