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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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