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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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