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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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