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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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