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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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