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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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