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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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