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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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