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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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