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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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