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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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