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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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