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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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