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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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