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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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