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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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