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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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