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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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