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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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