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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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