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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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