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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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