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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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