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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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