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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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