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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the 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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