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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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