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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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