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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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