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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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