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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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