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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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