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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key 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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