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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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