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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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