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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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