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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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