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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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