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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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