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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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