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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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