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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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