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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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