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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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