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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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