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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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