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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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