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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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