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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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