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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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