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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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