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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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