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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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