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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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