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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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