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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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