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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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