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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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 MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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