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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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