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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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