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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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