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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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