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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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