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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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