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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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