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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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