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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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