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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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