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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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