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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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