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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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