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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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