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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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