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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models 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 organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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