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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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