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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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