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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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