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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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