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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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