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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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