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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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