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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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