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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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