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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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