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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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