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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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