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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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