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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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