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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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