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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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