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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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