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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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