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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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