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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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