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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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