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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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