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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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