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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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