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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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