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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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