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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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