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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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