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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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