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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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