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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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