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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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