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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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