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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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