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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores 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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