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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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