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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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