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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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