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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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