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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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