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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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