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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in 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. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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