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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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