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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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