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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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