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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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