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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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