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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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