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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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