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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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