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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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