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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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