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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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