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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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