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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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