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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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