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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online 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 assure that the quality of these massively open online 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 commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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