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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major 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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