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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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