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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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