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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different 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 participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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