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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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