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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 massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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