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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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