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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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