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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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