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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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