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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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