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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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