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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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