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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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