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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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