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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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