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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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