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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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