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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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