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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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