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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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