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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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