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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews 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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