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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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