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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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