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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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