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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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