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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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