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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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