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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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