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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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