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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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