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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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