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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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