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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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