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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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