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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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