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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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