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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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