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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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