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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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