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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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