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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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