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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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