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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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