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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines 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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