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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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