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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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