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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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