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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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