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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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