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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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