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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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