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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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