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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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