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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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