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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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