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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models 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 optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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