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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting 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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