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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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