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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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