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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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