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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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