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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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