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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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