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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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