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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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