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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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