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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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