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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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