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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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