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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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