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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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