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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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