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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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