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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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