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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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