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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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