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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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