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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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