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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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