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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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