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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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