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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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