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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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