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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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