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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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