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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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