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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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