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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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