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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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