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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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