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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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