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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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