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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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