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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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