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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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