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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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