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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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 generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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 available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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