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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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