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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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