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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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