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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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