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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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