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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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