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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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