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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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