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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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