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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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