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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines 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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