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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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