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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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