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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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