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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important 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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