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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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