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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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