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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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