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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models 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 optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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