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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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