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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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