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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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