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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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