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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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