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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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