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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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