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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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