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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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