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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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