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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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