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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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