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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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