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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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