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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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