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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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