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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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