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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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