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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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