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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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