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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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