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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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