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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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