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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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