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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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