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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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