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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers 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? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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