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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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