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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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