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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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