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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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