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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants 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 MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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