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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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