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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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