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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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