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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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