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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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