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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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