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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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