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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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