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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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