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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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