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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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