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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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