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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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