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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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