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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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