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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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