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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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