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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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