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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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