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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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