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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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