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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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