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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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