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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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