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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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