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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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