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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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