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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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