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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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