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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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