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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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