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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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