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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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