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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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