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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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