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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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