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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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