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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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