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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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