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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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