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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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