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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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