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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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