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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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