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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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