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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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