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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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