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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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