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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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