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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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