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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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