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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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