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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different 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 optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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