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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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