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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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