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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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