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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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