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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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