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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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