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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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