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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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