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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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