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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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