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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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