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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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