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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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