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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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