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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not 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 elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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