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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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