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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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