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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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