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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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