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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the 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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