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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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