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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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