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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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