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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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