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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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