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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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