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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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