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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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