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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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