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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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