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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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