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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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