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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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