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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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