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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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