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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses 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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