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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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