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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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