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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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