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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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