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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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