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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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