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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically 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 learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive 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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