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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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