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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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