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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key 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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