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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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