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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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