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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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