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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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