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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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