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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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