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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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