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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies 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 handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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