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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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