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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data 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 topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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