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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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