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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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