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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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