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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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