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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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