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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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