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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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