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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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