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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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