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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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