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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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