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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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