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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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