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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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