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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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