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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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