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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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