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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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