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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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