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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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