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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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