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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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