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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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