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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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