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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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