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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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