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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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