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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important 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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