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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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