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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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