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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies 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 optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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