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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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