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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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