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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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