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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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