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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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