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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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