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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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