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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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