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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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