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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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