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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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