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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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