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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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