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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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