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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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