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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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