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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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