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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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