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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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