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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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