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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the 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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