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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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