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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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