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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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