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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling 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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