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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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