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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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