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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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