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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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