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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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