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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key 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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