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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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