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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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