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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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