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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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