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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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