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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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