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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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