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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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