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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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