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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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