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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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