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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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