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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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